Homework: Organization Design & Development
Learning Outcomes:
o Demonstrate and analyze the organizational structure and the capability with organization's strategies.
o Define the human, structural and strategic dimensions of the organizational development.
Task
Read the case study entitled as "Amazon com's Network Structure." available in the textbook "Organization Development & Change" 9th edition by Cummings, T and Worley, C and answer the following questions:
a) Explain how following a network-based structure is advantageous to Amazon in terms of conducting its business activities. Support your answer by using two examples from this case study.
b) Discuss the potential challenges that could be facing Amazon as a result of following a network-based structure. Support your answer by using two examples from this case study,
c) Based on comparing product-centric with customer-centric structures, explain how could Amazon.com empower its business partners that are seeking to centralize their organization on either one of those structures.
d) What would you recommend as potential core processes if Amazon has decided to follow a process-based structure? Explain and justify three of those processes.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.